SentrySafe Fireproof and Waterproof Steel Home Safe with Keypad, Floor Safe with Interior Lighting and Shelves, 1.23 Cubic Feet, 17.8 x 16.3 x 19.3 Inches, SFW123FUL

ok, so it's pretty obvious to anyone doing the same research i did, that you're just not gonna find a great safe over 1 cubic foot for $200 or less. i hemmed and hawed about the amazon listings for a good couple weeks, and checked around to other similar sites before settling on this safe. the reason i bought this one isn't because it stood out as being a higher quality, more user-friendly product. i bought this one because it was temporarily on sale for a huge discount. the regular price was down to $217, and there was also a $50 off coupon offered directly within the listing. that made the price for this safe a whopping $167!about the product. there are several other reviews here that touch on all the various features and faults of the safe, and for the most part i agree with them. however, i do have opinions to add on a couple things. first, the keypad combo lock. i was a bit disappointed that this doesn't come with an actual key for manual override in the event of battery failure, but this problem is resolved with externally-accessible batteries. now, if the keypad physically fails, you're up the creek. however, a mechanical dial can physically fail as well (more on that later) so i'm not letting this fault bother me.second, the lock and handle build quality. many people have complained that they feel the handle "feels cheap" or light or like flimsy plastic. i have to say, it's no worse than many other low dollar safes i've used in the past. yes, it's plastic and light. but as long as you're not trying to move the safe around by tugging on the handle, you shouldn't have any problems with it.finally, moisture. when i first opened my new safe, all the paperwork was wavy and moist. this is apparently a well-known issue with many fire safes, because there's some kind of liquid used to saturate the lining in the safe walls. this liquid releases moisture into the interior of the safe, which can damage documents or other moisture-sensitive items. i found that the easiest way to fix this problem is to throw in some kind of dehumidifying product. i opted for the Eva-dry Renewable Wireless Mini Dehumidifer because it isn't too big, it's rechargeable, and its warranty is measured by the decade. i threw it in the safe with some cash and paperwork, and everything has stayed dry as can be for the two months i've had the safe.oh, i almost forgot about the mechanical dial failure anecdote. i have an older sentry safe at my bar (it actually came with the bar) and it has a mechanical dial. the darn thing broke while the safe was open! i'm not sure if a bartender mashed the dial or handle or what, but something inside the door jumped out of track and left the handle frozen in the unlock position. it took me a good hour of taking the door apart from the inside to get to the problem and fix it. it is for this reason that i chose the keypad lock over the mechanical dial. i've seen the inside of the mechanical dial locks on sentry safes, and they just don't impress me.yeah, there are much better safes on the market. but probably not for less than $200. i'm happy with this safe because it does what i need it to do, and it didn't cost an arm/leg combo to get it. if you see it go on sale, and you're having trouble deciding which safe to buy, i have to say you probably won't be disappointed with this one. i know i'm very happy with mine!

Seems like a decent little safe. Its fire & water resistant, so thats a plus, although I don't really have to worry about it getting flooded due to my location, but you never know about fire...It has a slot on the back of the door that is perfect for holding vehicle titles and folded papers. It comes with a shelf that slides in and out but it is pretty flimsy, I wouldn't put much weight on it, a pound or two at the most. It also has a sliding drawer that I put on the very top, it catches a little bit due to the tight fit, but its not that bad at all. The handle on the front has some play in it, but I dont think its anything to worry about, you get what you pay for.I paid $200 for this safe and was not disappointed, well worth it if it can protect your belongings from thieves and fire and flooding, hope I never have to find out how good it actually is tho...

The 1.3 cubic foot model fits my needs and space. Wanted simplicity as I went with the spin dial, KISS methodology. Solid construction with adequate depth for my important documents and other stuff. Don’t hesitate to purchase these products from Sentry.

It is quality -at a very reasonable price. However, mine shipped across country - and when I removed it from the packing materials within the box - none of the materials were damaged - the safe has a small dent in it. This must have occured before it when into the box, since the packing foam was undamaged. The safe is otherwise very nice - and I am over all pleased with it. It has a very secure, tight turning dial.

Very well packaged, very fast delivery, a lot of space inside, perfect for all my important papers and other important items. I feel more secure with my papers being safe from water and fire damage.

I purchased this safe in April of 2018. It worked fine for 30 days (of which I opened it perhaps 4 times.)3 months later I could not open it just hours before I needed my passport from within it and when customer support was closed. I found a solution online that showed me how to hit it with a mallet after entering the code - a solution that is easy enough to find and a well documented issue for these safes, apparently. For what it's worth, a call later to SentrySafe uncovered that this is actually something they recommend you do! (something about something in the door getting jammed.)Fast forward to today when I needed to get into it again and spent an hour working on it to get it open again. I called SentrySafe and they will only replace it, not take it back, insisting that the "hit it with a mallet" is only for older versions and shouldn't work on this model since that's not a problem with this model. (did you catch that?)When I told them that I bought it from them on Amazon, they said that it was impossible as they don't sell on Amazon.So rather than returning the safe, I'm just going to use my credit card's insurance to get a full refund and go out of my way to share the story about how horrible this safe is.Look elsewhere, folks - this is not the safe you're going to want to have to deal with. A few Google searches for "X model safe won't open" might have saved me some serious frustration and will definitely be something I do for the next one that I get.

Only have this safe a few weeks but so far so good. Was easy to program and holds quite a bit of stuff. Would rec